Odilon Alcala, 26, of Vista was arrested and booked into the Vista jail after the incident, which occurred at 3:55 p.m. McCoy was stopped at a red light at Oceanside Boulevard and College Boulevard when he saw the incident, Capt. Fred Armijo said. A 2001 Chevy Tahoe sideswiped two vehicles near the intersection and then crashed into the rear of a third vehicle, Armijo said.

One person suffered minor injuries in the crash, Armijo said.

After seeing the crash, McCoy drove after the Tahoe as other police officers responded to the scene, Armijo said.

As short time later, McCoy found the Tahoe about a half a mile away in the 1700 block of Avenida de Suenos and detained the driver and a passenger.

Alcala was charged with felony hit-and-run, driving without a license and DUI, according to the Vista jail website. He is being held on $80,000 bail.